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TAC Xenta Server – Gateway, Technical Manual Contents
Schneider Electric Buildings AB, June 2011 5 (184)
04-00124-06-en
Contents
INTRODUCTION
1 About this Manual 11
1.1 Product Features......................................................................................................... 11
1.2 Structure ..................................................................................................................... 13
1.3 Typographic Conventions .......................................................................................... 14
1.4 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................... 14
1.5 New in This Edition ................................................................................................... 14
1.6 Related Documents .................................................................................................... 15
GETTING STARTED
2 Planning the Project 19
2.1 The Function of the TAC Xenta 913.......................................................................... 19
2.1.1 Gateway...................................................................................................................... 19
2.1.2 TAC Xenta Server in TAC Vista ............................................................................... 19
2.2 The Target System ..................................................................................................... 20
2.3 Surveying the Target System Installation .................................................................. 21
2.3.1 Surveying the Target Equipment ............................................................................... 21
2.3.2 Checking the Operation of the Target Devices.......................................................... 21
2.4 Understanding the Example System .......................................................................... 22
2.4.1 Units ........................................................................................................................... 23
2.4.2 Devices....................................................................................................................... 24
2.4.3 The Example in the Manual ....................................................................................... 25
2.5 Developing the Project............................................................................................... 26
2.5.1 TAC XBuilder............................................................................................................ 26
2.5.2 TAC Xenta 913 Folder Structure ............................................................................... 26
2.6 Creating a Project Folder on the Hard Disk............................................................... 27
2.6.1 Folder Structure.......................................................................................................... 27
3 Creating a Project 29
3.1 The User Interface...................................................................................................... 29
3.2 Creating a Project....................................................................................................... 30
3.3 Configuring the TAC Xenta 913 Object .................................................................... 33
3.4 Saving the Project ...................................................................................................... 34
4 Configuring Modbus Communication 35
4.1 Adding a Modbus Master Interface............................................................................ 36
4.1.1 Adding a Modbus Master Interface............................................................................ 36
4.2 Creating a Device Template....................................................................................... 37
4.2.1 Creating a Device Template....................................................................................... 38